Effects of 6-week basketball training using the modified circuit weight method

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Open Access License:This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. abstract BackgroundThe study aim was to evaluate the effect of a 6-week modified workout routine using themodifiedcircuitweighttrainingonselectedanthropometricmeasures,componentsof physicalfitnessandphysiologicalindicesincompetitivebasketballplayers. Material/MethodsThe study involved 30 basketball players (mean age: 23.4 ±1.8 years). Modified circuit weighttrainingsessionswererepeated3timesaweek.Eachtrainingsessionwassubdivided into3circuits:strengthconditioning,exercisestoenhancefunctionalfitnessandacircuitof sport-specificexercises. ResultsStatisticallysignificantdifferencesinvaluesofcircumferencesandskinfoldswerefound between pre-test and post-test values, with no statistically significant changes in body massandtotalbodywater.Astatisticallysignificantimprovementwasobservedinmotor abilitytests,exceptforthebarbellbenchpresstest(p=0.096).Statisticallysignificant differenceswerealsofoundinthevaluesofphysiologicalindices. ConclusionsThe 6-week training using modified circuit weight method induced positive adaptations inmostofthediagnosedanthropometricindicators,componentsofphysicalfitnessand physiological parameters. This supports the notion of the comprehensive effect of such trainingonhumanbodyandsuggestsitsusefulnessforbothathletesinvolvedinspecific sportsandinhealth-orientedtrainingofamateurathletes.

A Systematic Review on Fitness Testing in Adult Male Basketball Players: Tests Adopted, Characteristics Reported and Recommendations for Practice

“…The squat exercise (i.e., front and back squat) was used in 16 studies (38% of studies assessing strength) [ 51 , 59 , 65 , 67 , 70 , 71 , 91 , 98 , 102 – 104 , 111 , 119 , 122 – 124 ] to assess strength with 1RM and 3RM protocols most frequently used (Table 8 of the ESM). Mean back squat 1RM loads ranged between 116 and 202 kg across studies (Table 10 ).…”